A List Weekend Events

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A List Weekend Events

The 28th Annual Church Hill Irish Festival, March 23 & 24, 10am – 7pm, Saturday and Sunday. More than 45 bands will perform over the two-day festival. The festival kicks off Saturday with the St. Patrick’s Parade at 10am and a day full of music, from St. Patrick’s Church, 215 North 25th Street between Broad and Franklin Streets. The Hill Topper 5K Sunday at 8am. Donation is $5, proceeds will benefit St, Patrick’s Church, Little Sisters of the poor, CASA, St, Baldrick’s Society, St. Francis, other charities and many neighborhood causes. Free parking and shuttle buses at 16th & East Broad. For more information on the Church Hill Irish Festival visit www.churchhillirishfestival.com or 804-356-1093.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Richmond and Tri-Cities annual Bowl for Kids’Sake is March 22 & 23 at AMF Sunset Lanes, 6540 West Broad Street, 804-282-0537. Several ways to be supportive: Be a fundraiser or donate to the event, be a bowler, join a team; or be a sponsor,There are also ways to win on the Big Bro Big Sis Richmond Tri-Cities Facebook, www.facebook.com/BBBSGreaterRichmondTriCities, follow Kingpin Chris and guess where he’s been in Richmond and you could win prizes. To sponsor, volunteer or form a team, contact Chris Beach at Cbeach@bigbrobigsis.com, for more information about visit www.bigbrobigsis.com or call 804 261-4940.

Virginia Commonwealth University & The University of Richmond’s Annual French Film Festival, March 21-24, all film have English subtitles and are presented by the actors and directors, at the Byrd Theatre, www.frenchfilmfestival.us or 804-827-FILM.

Time Travel Through Virginia History, Historic sites open for free, Agecroft Hall, The John Marshall House, The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Virginia House, The White House of the Confederacy, Wickhan House and The Wilton, open free with a printed “Time Traveler Passport” from the Virginia Historic Home website www.historicalhomes.virginia.gov March 23 & 24, get details www.preservationvirginia.org or call 648-7998.

The President’s Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office, a companion to the popular National Geographic book and documentary features iconic and rarely seen images of our Presidents through the eyes of their official photographers. Traveling Exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society, 428 North Boulevard, www.vahistorical.org or 804-358-4901 for details.

Virginia War Memorial Honoring Service of Women in the U.S. Military, Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (Ret) first woman to deploy with an Air Force bomber unit and first woman to reach the rank of Brigadier General, will introduce the film Women In the Military: Willing – Able – Essential, special showing Saturday, March 23, 2pm, 621 South Belvidere Street, www.vawarmemorial.org or 804-786-2060.

Creating Homes For Our Heroes, Neighborhood Housing Services of Richmond, Inc. will renovate the homes of servicemen and women during the Affordable Housing Awareness Week, April 22-27. Donations and Volunteers are needed, contact Samuel Robinson at 804-329-2500 or by email -srobinson@nhsofr.org, for more information visit www.nhsofr.org. Yard Sale Spring Clean Up, sponsored by Neighborhood Housing Services of Richmond, Inc., Saturday, March 23, 7am-7pm, 2712 Chamberlayne Avenue, for donations or to set up a table call 804-329-2500.

Richmond Ballet Leap Week, a series of events through March 24, various venues including Richmond Ballet, 407 East Canal Street, www.richmondballet.com.

Future Leaders Forum for Young Women, Saturday, March 23, 9am-4pm, west Creek Town Center, Capital One Campus, 15000 Capital One Drive, speaker Courtney Macavinta, co-founder & president of The Respect Institute.

Baker Elementary School PTA’s First Annual Car, Truck & Bike Show, Saturday, April 27, 9am-3pm, early bird registration $15 due by April 15, $20 after the 15th or on day of the event, info 804-247-0639.